> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.vetcove.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Fetch a universal prescription > Retrieves a universal prescription by its ID. A **universal prescription** represents a medication or service prescribed to a patient by a veterinarian. Universal prescriptions unify three fulfillment types — home delivery, internal (in-clinic), and external (third-party pharmacy) — into a single record. When a prescription is renewed or edited, a new version is created in the same prescription group, preserving the full history. ## OpenAPI ````yaml get /ext/v2/universal-prescriptions/{universal_prescription_id}/ openapi: 3.1.0 info: description: '' title: NinjaAPI version: 2.0.0 servers: - url: https://connect.vetcove.com/ security: [] paths: /ext/v2/universal-prescriptions/{universal_prescription_id}/: get: tags: - Prescriptions summary: Fetch a universal prescription description: >- Retrieves a universal prescription by its ID. A **universal prescription** represents a medication or service prescribed to a patient by a veterinarian. Universal prescriptions unify three fulfillment types — home delivery, internal (in-clinic), and external (third-party pharmacy) — into a single record. When a prescription is renewed or edited, a new version is created in the same prescription group, preserving the full history. operationId: universal_prescriptions_get parameters: - description: The ID of the universal prescription to fetch. in: path name: universal_prescription_id required: true schema: description: The ID of the universal prescription to fetch. title: Universal Prescription Id type: integer responses: '200': content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConnectUniversalPrescriptionSchema' description: OK security: - ExternalAPIAuth: [] components: schemas: ConnectUniversalPrescriptionSchema: description: >- A universal prescription represents a medication or service prescribed to a patient by a veterinarian. Universal prescriptions unify three fulfillment types — home delivery, internal (in-clinic), and external (third-party pharmacy) — into a single record. properties: allowed_uses: anyOf: - minimum: 0 type: integer - type: 'null' description: The number of fills allowed. None if the prescription is PRN. title: Allowed Uses authorized_by: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' description: The name of the clinic user who authorized this prescription. title: Authorized By client_notes: default: '' description: Additional notes for the client. title: Client Notes type: string clinic_id: description: The ID of the clinic where this prescription was created. title: Clinic Id type: integer clinic_patient_id: description: The ID of the clinic patient that this prescription is for. title: Clinic Patient Id type: integer created: description: The datetime this object was created. format: date-time title: Created type: string deleted: anyOf: - format: date-time type: string - type: 'null' description: The datetime this record was soft deleted. title: Deleted directions: default: '' description: The directions for the prescription. title: Directions type: string expiration_date: anyOf: - format: date-time type: string - type: 'null' description: When this prescription expires, if applicable. title: Expiration Date external_prescription: anyOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConnectExternalPrescriptionSchema' - type: 'null' description: >- External (third-party pharmacy) prescription details. Present when this is an external prescription. fills_remaining: anyOf: - type: integer - type: 'null' description: The number of fills still available. None if PRN. title: Fills Remaining fills_used: description: The number of fills consumed across all fulfillment channels. title: Fills Used type: integer hd_prescription: anyOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConnectHDPrescriptionSchema' - type: 'null' description: >- Home delivery prescription details. Present when this is a home delivery prescription. id: description: The unique identifier for this universal prescription. title: Id type: integer internal_prescription: anyOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConnectInternalPrescriptionSchema' - type: 'null' description: >- Internal (in-clinic) prescription details. Present when this is an internal prescription. is_deleted: description: Whether this record is soft deleted or not. title: Is Deleted type: boolean is_prn: description: Whether the prescription allows unlimited refills (PRN). title: Is Prn type: boolean latest_fill_id: description: >- The ID of the current universal prescription version. Use this to look up the full history via the history endpoint. title: Latest Fill Id type: integer modified: description: >- The datetime this object was last modified; changes to related entities will not update this field. format: date-time title: Modified type: string original_created: anyOf: - format: date-time type: string - type: 'null' description: >- When the prescription was first created in the system. Null when the source system did not provide an issued date. title: Original Created prescribed_by: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' description: The name of the prescribing doctor. title: Prescribed By prescribed_by_doctor_id: anyOf: - type: integer - type: 'null' description: >- The ID of the prescribing doctor. Use with the Doctors endpoint to look up full doctor details. title: Prescribed By Doctor Id status: $ref: '#/components/schemas/VisibleUniversalPrescriptionStatus' description: The visible status of the prescription. required: - created - modified - is_deleted - deleted - id - clinic_id - clinic_patient_id - status - is_prn - latest_fill_id - fills_used - fills_remaining title: Universal Prescription type: object ConnectExternalPrescriptionSchema: properties: group_service_id: anyOf: - type: integer - type: 'null' description: The ID of the group service, if mapped. title: Group Service Id group_service_name: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' description: The name of the group service, if mapped. title: Group Service Name name: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' description: The name of the external prescription. title: Name quantity: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' description: The prescribed quantity. title: Quantity title: External Prescription type: object ConnectHDPrescriptionSchema: properties: id: description: >- The ID of the HD prescription fill. References the prescription fill history API. title: Id type: integer item_id: description: The ID of the catalog item. title: Item Id type: integer item_name: description: The name of the catalog item. title: Item Name type: string quantity_prescribed: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' description: The prescribed quantity, accounting for default units. title: Quantity Prescribed required: - id - item_id - item_name title: Home Delivery Prescription type: object ConnectInternalPrescriptionSchema: properties: group_service_id: description: The ID of the group service. title: Group Service Id type: integer group_service_name: description: The name of the group service. title: Group Service Name type: string quantity: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' description: The prescribed quantity. title: Quantity required: - group_service_id - group_service_name title: Internal Prescription type: object VisibleUniversalPrescriptionStatus: enum: - ACTIVE - DISCONTINUED - DEACTIVATED - DECLINED - EXPIRED - DRAFT - IMPORTED - IMPORTED_VOIDED title: VisibleUniversalPrescriptionStatus type: string securitySchemes: ExternalAPIAuth: scheme: bearer type: http ````